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Titre :	A comparison of spring migration phenology of bee-eaters and Oriental Honey-Buzzards Pernis ptilorhyncus at Tanjung Tuan, Malaysia, 2000-01
Auteurs :	R. DeCandido, Auteur ; D. Allen, Auteur ; R. Yosef, Auteur ; K. L. Bildstein, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ardea (92(2) FAL 2004)
Article en page(s) :	169-173
Résumé :	Counts of migrating Blue-tailed Bee-eaters Merops philippinus and Blue-throated Bee-eaters M. viridis, as well as five raptor species were made in March 2000 and March 2001 at Tanjung Tuan, a coastal migration watchsite in western Malaysia. Totals of 2226 bee-eaters ( 12.9 bee-eaters h(-1)) and 11441 raptors (66.5 raptors h(-1)) were counted. The Blue-tailed Bee-eater comprised 60.8% of Merops individuals (1353 birds) that could be identified. The Blue-throated Bee-eater was much less common, comprising 10.0% of the flight (222 counted). Oriental Honey-buzzards Pernis ptilorhyncus comprised 93.1% (10 648 individuals) of the raptor flight. Bee-eater and Honey-buzzard migration peaked during 11:00-16:00h, and both generally preferred westerly winds to make landfall at Tanjung Tuan.

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